On Wednesday, January 21, Director for Northern Europe, Anna Wieslander, was interviewed on Swedish national radio to comment on Donald Trump’s speech in Davos.
Following a week marked by a “war of words,” during which the U.S. President issued a series of escalatory statements, the announcement to refrain from the use of force against Greenland can be seen as a measure of de-escalation, argues Wieslander.
“The decision not to use force may have been influenced by negative market reactions, or by initiatives in Congress aimed at preventing him from using federal funds for a military move on Greenland,” Wieslander said, adding that there had also been rumours suggesting the Pentagon would have opposed such a move.
Listen to the broadcast here. It is recorded in Swedish.
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